python vs bash - verbose mode

hey all!
i'm looking how to render verbose python scripts.
what i'm looking for would be an equivalent to a "bash -xf" in bash script headers..

Any help?

-v verbose (trace import statements) (also PYTHONVERBOSE=x)

Environment variable: PYTHONVERBOSE If non-empty, same as -v option
(Found at Python Quick Reference

Yes i found out that -v. but i would like to be able to follow sort of step by step the code...
should i set, PYTHONVERBOSE=2 in my .py or export PYTHONVERBOSE=2, then execute my python script.py?

Thanx for help